Karolina Pliskova among the tennis elite! What milestone has she reached?

Czech tennis number two Karolina Pliskova has made it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon in select company. She is among the other 5 active players who made it to the semifinals of all 4 Grand Slams. And the other five are really full of great tennis players.

The first two are the Williams sisters. Serena, who has won 23 titles in the “Big Four” tournaments, made 4 semifinals in 2003, when she already had 4 Grand Slam titles and was one of the best tennis players in the world.

The last participation she needed to reach four semifinals came in 2003 at the Australian Open, which she eventually won.

Venus also has many achievements to her credit, including seven Grand Slam trophies. The older of the Williams sisters reached the semifinal milestone a year earlier than her sister, when she waited a long time to advance to the last 4 at the French Open. It was in 2002 that she won, starting a successful year in which she also won the Wimbledon and US Open trophies.

Kim Clijsters is still among the active players. Although the Belgian last played a Grand Slam in 2012, when she reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, her last Grand Slam appearance is the second round at the US Open. Like Serena Williams, the Belgian player got the “last four” success in 2003.

Simona Halep is also among the elite of women’s tennis. The former world number one is currently struggling with injuries and therefore cannot follow up the two Grand Slam trophies she has to her credit. The Romanian reached the semi-finals of all four Grand Slams only the year before last, when she triumphed at Wimbledon.

Apart from Karolina Pliskova, who is the newest addition to the category, Victoria Azarenka also has 4 semifinals at 4 Grand Slams. The 31-year-old native of Minsk has held this achievement since 2013, when she already had her only two titles from the top four tournaments to her credit.

Thus, Karolina Pliskova is the only player who has not won a Grand Slam trophy, but has semi-final appearances in all four tournaments. If she wins the Wimbledon trophy as well, it will definitely be a breakthrough achievement. In addition, the Czech Republic would have a second new Grand Slam champion within two months.

Source: Livesport